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Period: 1066 BCE to 1484 BCE
-Medieval age (1066)
It was provoked by the Norman invasion of Britain, when the Duke of Normandy defeated King Harold of Great Britain at the Battle of Hastings, the language was a dialect of French descent with Germanic influences, usually called Anglo-Norman.
History of the Kings of Great Britain (containing the legend of King Arthur) and the Tales of Canterbury were some of the great works of this time. -
Period: 449 BCE to 1065
Old English literature (449)
It is renowned for an oral tradition of epic poems, songs and poetry, it was well established by pre-Christian Germanic settlers.
One of the best-known works is Beowulf, an epic poem about the Warrior Geatish of the same name.